https://padlet.com/3345703/13plfxf5lo84 Made by Hector Perez en-us 2019-02-28 20:04:08 UTC 2025-10-21 17:26:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Moderncam.png 3345703 https://padlet.com/3345703/13plfxf5lo84/wish/339072493 "I could sneak into the cafeteria once everyone had left and dig through the garbage pails." the kids were very good at being able to take for themselves because their parents couldn't. When Jeannette and Brian were very young they would sell scrap metal to make enough money for food. When the kids were in school they would eat out of the cafeteria trash and take other kids food. When Jeannette, Brian, and Lori made it to New York they made something of themselves there and lived good lives. They lived a tough childhood and this made them stronger to ebure the real world, Jeannette had even fended off muggers and Brian had become a police officer. The picture of the kid picking up trash is an example of how Jeannette would take care of herself and sometimes cleanup after her parents messes.]]> 2019-03-07 20:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/3345703/13plfxf5lo84/wish/339072493 3345703 https://padlet.com/3345703/13plfxf5lo84/wish/339073114 "Life with your father was never boring." We all raised our glasses. I could almost hear dad chuckling at Mom's comment in the way he always did when he was truly enjoying something. Rex wasn't the best father he took from his kids to satisfy his alcohol addiction, he lied to them and he would be upset when they tried to leave to new york for a better life. Jeannette was the one kids that always loved her father even when he didn't deserve it she could never say no to him. When Rex was on his death bed Jeannette felt awful for not inviting him to her graduation in fear that he would argue with people about the system. "Dad," I said "I'm sorry I really should have asked you to my graduation." At this moment she realized she still loved her father and had forgiven him even for all the lies and broken promises he had made. the family made a toast to him on Thanksgiving for making their lives full of adventure and basically saying they forgive him. The picture represents rex being forgiven for all his wrongs by his family when he was on his deathbed and when he died.]]> 2019-03-07 20:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/3345703/13plfxf5lo84/wish/339073114 3345703 https://padlet.com/3345703/13plfxf5lo84/wish/339073369 "Never did build the glass castle." "No. But we had fun planning it." "Those were some damn fine plans." Rex would always talk about the glass castle a house they were supposed to make that would be perfect, but it was never made. They began to build the foundation for the glass castle by digging down to prepare it. but this wasn't enough because they couldn't afford the trash men to pick up their trash so they just threw their trash into the foundation of the glass castle. Rex would often make promises he couldn't keep like saying he would come back with food, and then coming home drunk in the middle of the night. The picture of the glass building is an example of what the glass castle that Rex promised was supposed to look like.]]> 2019-03-07 20:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/3345703/13plfxf5lo84/wish/339073369 3345703 https://padlet.com/3345703/13plfxf5lo84/wish/339073654 Raising my voice I added, "I was hungry." Mom gave me a startled look. I'd broken one of our unspoken rules." Throughout the book the Walls kids lived this fantasy life that their life was perfect and that they never went hungry. In really the kids where always hungry but if they ever said it their parents would get mad because they couldn't support their own kids. At first the kids didn't mind sleeping in boxes and moving around the place but Lori and Brian where the first to get annoyed by their parents lack of care for them. When the kids started High School they began to really live in reality, but the Parents were always stuck in their fantasy life style. The picture is perfect because the two people are covering their emotions and trying to look happy. Just like the kids would hide their hunger and neglect from the world. ]]> 2019-03-07 20:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/3345703/13plfxf5lo84/wish/339073654 3345703 https://padlet.com/3345703/13plfxf5lo84/wish/339074385 "You guys need this money more than I do." Dad said. "Since when is it so wrong for a father to take care of his little girl?" Rex Walls was a father that loved his children but would sometimes be blinded by his addiction to care for them. For most of the book Rex didn't have a job, but he sometimes managed to bring food for his family. He liked to teach his children about the world and he made time for them. At one point in the book he helps Jeannette hunt for an imaginary demon that was scaring her in the middle of the night to ease her mind. Rex even kicked his addiction for a couple months, because his daughter asked him to and this was a wake up call that his kids needed him. The picture of the crumpled money is for when Rex gave Jeannette the $950 she needed to continue college]]> 2019-03-07 20:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/3345703/13plfxf5lo84/wish/339074385 3345703 https://padlet.com/3345703/13plfxf5lo84/wish/339082655 "Mom," I said "I'm doing very well. I'm very, very comfortable." Coming of age is a big theme in the book because it is a slow progression you can feel when reading the book. When the kids were little they relied on their parents for food, but as soon as Jeannette could make her own food she did leading to her getting burned. The kids would find all sorts of ways to eat food and make money. Once they made it to New York they really became independent, they found jobs early and made enough money to live in apartments. The picture of the girl growing up is an example of how Jeannette was grew up and matured as time went on.]]> 2019-03-07 20:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/3345703/13plfxf5lo84/wish/339082655